Which 3DS Should You Get in 2023? 

i must say that i have impeccable timing in releasing videos also ignore that 90% of the video is reused footage you didn't see anything...

The New non-XL may have a smaller screen, but the tradeoff is that the image is sharper and the matte finish feels better in the hand than the glossy.

My dad had a 3DS XL in his storage after he passed away...had the Mario game in it that I loved to play, glad I kept it.

Just ordered a XL. I wasn’t fortunate to have one as a kid but my friends always did and I told myself I would get one one day. And now with the eShop going down I can’t wait to mod it and experience games I haven’t played either in a while or never at all 🔥💪🏾

The standard n3DS is the best. Bigger screen without getting such a low pixel density to be blurry like the XL does, all the improvements of the XL, unique swappable faceplates, great batter life, and super portable. Love it.

I believe that the 3D feature on the "new" models is truly underrated. I remember playing MGS3 and loving the experience, whilst the 3D in Mario 3D Land and Kart 7 was "just" a nice addon. With the newer models' head tracking feature the 3D never looked weird or gave me headaches. It is hard going back to those games without 3D though, since my brain remembers them differently.

original 3DS looks most premium and practical (portability-wise) to me. The glossy speckled finish, the light-up 3DS logo, the dedicated wireless switch, the sleek design, the extendable stylus. It may not have the power or extra buttons of the successors, but I think its overall design is fantastic in hindsight. The New 3DS and XL system are very close though.

this video sold me on all youre future content, straight fire bro keep it up

This is a very well made video. Good stuff man 👍

man i'm surprised that this video has only 3,5k views it is amazing keep up with the good work

This video gives me classic youtube vibes, you rock

loved your comedy throughout the video, reminds me of a friend that introduced me to the DS a very long time ago. I'm now getting a new 3DS XL as im quite bored of the switch and I want that clamshell beauty once again. oh and of course the amazing games the 3ds has!

I loved my 2ds and it is very comfortable in the hands , but I could definitely tell the difference when I upgraded to the 2ds xl , with loading time , and screen size, but with how expensive the 2ds xl is , I'd go with the 2ds

Having owned the og 3DS XL and later the og 2DS, the 2DS is for sure my favourite. No nostalgia bias, it was a relatively recent purchase, it's just the most comfortable to hold. It also has the best buttons, a bit mushy rather than clicky but striking the balance really well, similar to the DS Lite. Up until the discontinuation of the 3ds line, getting one second hand was like £40. Cheap purchase, with access to almost the entire library, plus you can hack it for emulation without much worry. No 3D, but I honestly never used it, usually hurt my eyes after a while, and even when it didn't, it didn't enhance the experience whatsoever in my opinion. Nintendo 2DS, 10/10

Thanks for this vid! I’ve grow up with the og Gameboy thru the og DS but for whatever reason skipped the 3DS generation. I’m so happy to be picking one up now that I went ahead and bought 3 more to share with my growing family. The NDS library was great and now I get to explore the 3DS

thank you for this video. I'm researching the options and finding the best prices.

i own an original 3DS from days after launch and a new 3DS XL from 2018, i would personally get the new 3DS or new 3DS XL as when modded, you can manually speed up the processor to get those good loading times & performance boosts everywhere. plus it lets you run PS1 games (very poorly) and lets you use microSD cards instead of SD cards.

This quality of this video is insane, I thought you had 100,000 subs. Seriously this is awesome, I hope you experience a ton of success soon!

New 3DS XL with dual IPS screens is the best...no contest and so glad I have one.

the return of a series

The 2ds I got, as a temporary console after my 3ds shoulder triggers stopped working, was a great durable alternative to pass on to my kid when he was old enough for a handheld but still clumsy so needed something that could be dropped a lot. The 2ds can definitely be dropped a lot. Love my galaxy n3dsxl with Pikachu plate cover and no child is allowed to touch! I've literally in all these years never played with the 3d feature on.

Thanks man, I'm on a nostalgia kick with modding my old gameboys and I never did buy a 3DS so I'm in the market for one. This really nailed it down for me what model I wanted.

For me the standard New 3DS is the perfect model, it has the added processing boost, it's bigger the OG 3DS, but not as big as the XL models and it's customizable. only problem is, it's hard to come by and it's ridiculously expensive, guess i just have to put up with OG model for now. for people getting into the 3DS for the first time, if they don't want to cash out loads of money, i always point them in the direction of the OG model or 2DS, because they're easy to find and pretty cheap.

Wow a video I really enjoyed and felt like I was a kid again with my 3ds red xl playing Mario 3d land. Your videos are awesome

Love the effort you put in. Subbed!

Really Good Video, and boi was I entertained. Thank you .

My sister broke my 2ds and I will hate her for it to this day

Hey, really cool video mate. Funny and full of infos. Love DS family so much. Peace

The 2ds and old 3ds xl are my favorites. The old 2ds had great comfort and old 3ds xl looked the best (especially the NES one). The 2ds and old 3ds xl also shared the same stylus as the wii u gamepad which is god tier compared to all of the other 3ds styluses which were small, short, and stubby

your new 3ds xl looks amazing. Love those colours

I have always had a 2DS, and while I do love it, there are games in which you constantly have to hold down the triggers, and it actually gets annoying after a while. Also, it doesn't flip.

Alright I’m so Glad you’re back and doing good 😊

I have every iteration (multiple new 3ds) except for the new 2ds. I actually really liked the 3d function on several games. Some developers really got the most out of it. Bravely Default, for instance, used the 3d very well and all the character models looked much better with 3d on.

thumbs up as music intro plays. good stuff

This was an awesome video, now I'm subbed :D I personally have a 2ds as its what I could afford as soon as I had money and I wanted to play the newer Pokemon games. I do agree it feels the best in your hands as well!

The most entertaining youtuber!!! Big up from Tunisia 🇹🇳🌶

Cool to see this, my dad just so happened to get an old 3ds from a flea market for like 60 bucks and it was my birthday, he wasn't planning on giving me it and instead reselling for a bit of profit because i had the new one before and got it traded for a ps3 a long time ago. But when i told him i got a steam deck he mentioned the 3ds and then I asked if i could get it and now i got that too lol, now I've modded it as well as I can't really get anything as the eshop is dead and finding physical games for a half decent price is a big chore to do, also kinda surprising how easy it is to mod just remember to not follow video guides lol.

Great video. Good information.

Nice video! I had to laugh a bunch of times, you have humor :D

Great video. I love the Old 2DS style because it doesn't cramp my hand. I noticed your shirt says Warsaw on it. I lived in Warsaw for my childhood and graduated Warsaw High School in 2008. NIce to see more Indiana peeps making content.

The 3DS is awesome, you can't miss with any of them. I think my fav is the regular sized new 3DS. I got the Pokemon one and it looks so sharp

i love your room. has the same feels as mine. only thing i'm lacking now is the loft bed

This video is so informative and also sooo funny at the same time LOL loved it !!

Ohh i love this revival of the 3ds and wiiu using homebrew, this is awesome

the best clamshell design out of all the 3ds'/2dsxl is that of the 2DSxl because the lower screen isn't raised up so it won't eventually leave a mark on your upper screen if you like to put it in your pocket or semi tight holding case. All other 3ds have the raised lower half but it got progressively less pronounced as the models were coming out.

This was a really funny and informative video hahah guess I'm buying a new 3ds xl

I'm still rocking the Old 3DS XL I got in 2013 for Pokémon, it's a great system and I never had a need to upgrade. If I got a 3DS now it would probably be a New 3DS XL, but since I already had the old model I never needed to upgrade.

Ive used every 3DS model and personally I prefer the New 3ds XL and the 2DS XL mostly because they both have the latest features and for me they're the most comfortable to hold, with the original 2ds I would be constantly worried about the screens getting damaged but otherwise I don't mind it. My first 3ds was the original model and everything you said about it is true, I don't have it anymore since I gave it to my girlfriend so she could play Animal Crossing XD (plus its modded) but she has her own new 3ds XL and I know she prefers it over the shitty og 3ds. I own a purple 2DS XL and I love it, its the perfect size for me since I've got big hands. I wanted a new 3ds XL around the time the 2ds XL came out and when I went to EB Games (now game stop) the store clerk recommended the 2ds xl since it was $100 cheaper (and they had the colour I wanted). if the 2ds xl didn't exist I would've hunted for a galaxy edition new 3ds xl which my girlfriend has XD

I love your vids man

Have the 2DS and New 2DS XL. The original 2DS is truly comfortable, but throw it into a PDP Trigger Grip and it's like playing with a controller with built-in screen. Currently mostly use the New 2DS XL for the larger screen size. I mostly play Animal Crossing and my old school DS games on it, as well as a Virtual Console collection, so 3D was never a big issue for me, and now with prices still so high, 3D will have to wait for if I want to get a New 3DS XL. I enjoy the 2DS line, but that is what I like. If one likes other members of the 3DS family, that is cool too, just feel like there are enough models to keep any handheld gamer happy. Note: the whole sound thing with the New 2DS XL and original 2DS can be overcome with a comfortable pair of wired headphones. 🎧

I still have the DSi from my childhood, just dug it out and ordered a charger because I have no idea where the original one went. I’m excited to be able to play some of my old games- I am hoping to be able to get my hands on a 3DS/2DS XL as there’s a couple games only made for those devices that I can’t get on the switch. I’ll just be waiting for the price to come down.

My favs N3DS/O3DS 2DSXL/N3DSXL 3DSXL/2DS None are bad but that OG 3DS feels premium even today. And the 3DSXL always made me mad because it was just bigger. They had so much more real estate body wise and just left it there.

This was hilarious. *subscribed*

This is hands down one of the best videos I have watched about the different 3DS models, your touch of comedy makes the video very dynamic and enjoyable, keep up the good work, mate! About 2 years ago I was about to buy a 3DS, the New3DS XL was a little bit expensive for me and I was doing the math to how would I gather the money to buy one without going broke (I'm from Argentina, a South American country and technology is very expensive here compared to the USA or Europe) but a friend of mine said to me "hey, you dumb f*ck, I have a 3DS XL (Old) that I don't play with since years and is gathering dust like a champ" and that was a signal from the gaming heaven, I bought my friend's XL for a really good price and he even let me pay him half the money when he gave me the console and the rest of the money the next month, so, it was a total win. This console is one of the best handhelds I ever played with, hell, I keep playing with it time to time even though I have a Switch and PS4 Long live the 3DS!! PS: Sorry if my english kinda sucks, it isn't my native language 😅

I'm going to be honest, The pocketability of the standard 3ds and new 3ds was what made them so good. back then phones were also much smaller so the XL was considered comically large in your pocket.

Very nice cinematography

Was just looking at these in eBay and flipping heck they are expensive! I agree the big 2DS is the best value as that’s pretty cheap. As much as a DS Lite.

Well done video thanks

Amazing video.

Nice video, i have a NEW2DSXL and is great really the screen looks unique. Just one thing, the volume of this video is very low.

Get an OG 2DS I just got it and it’s the most comfortable handheld from Nintendo for any hand size I played for about 5 hours straight the other day and my hands felt fine

I hope they make more DS’s in the future for their next gen console(s).

Just found the channel, banger intro

(i havent watched the video btw) I would say the best one too get is the new 3ds xl, because you get the bigger screen, currently because of the latest software update the new 3ds models are easier to mod, and you still have the 3d which you wouldnt get on the new 2ds xl (personally i love the 3d effect on the new 3ds models because it has the head tracking that makes it actually usable)

You’re back!

The video that convinced me to get a New 3DS, thank you

the only thing i have to add is that you’re voice overs need to be slightly louder. but honestly, really solid video!

Pretty neat seeing someone else with the exact same new 3ds xl version/ skin as me. At first glance it’s just a plain black and white ds, but hold it up to the light and it’s got dragons hidden all over the screen!

I saw the intro. I’m subscribing.

I own 2 3ds' have no plan for any more. But enjoy your content so am watching it!

idk if this has happened to anyone, but after like a year of use, the 3d slider broke on my original 3ds and it was always on 3d mode and i so so so enjoyed that

I had my DSi back in 2009. Carried it everywhere with me. Stopped playing with it around 2014 since my single R4 card broke. I gave to my niece in 2019 but her dad bought her the Switch and she never once played a single game on the DS. 😅 After watching several nostalgic DS videos on RU-vid, I asked it back last year. I’ve been playing Bowser’s Inside Story for more than 20 hours now and I can’t believe HOW I even got bored. I wish I had Mario Kart but my L button broke and I don’t know how to repair it. Any tips? Or should I just buy another one?

What do you think of the form factor of the various 3ds units? I find that my New 3ds XL has the best screen, and it feels more comfortable than the original 3ds my sister owned, but the console is very thin and heavy, so playing any games that require me to mash keys or use the stylus often causes fatigue. Kid Icarus Uprising was the worst. Are the original 3ds XL or the New 3ds more comfortable than the New 3ds XL? Is it uncomfortable for people with small hands to hold the doorstop 2ds? I feel like I'd have to stretch my short fingers. Another point for the original 3ds models is that the paint on my glossy New 3ds XL started peeling off at the palm of my hand, just six months after I bought it new. It was the first time I've ever had to use a protective cover on a console for general use, and it's severely devalued my unit.

The original 3ds is the best version. I like the design(looks mature) and the sharp small screen and size!

If you want to mod the system, the new 3ds (or 2ds) is definitely a worthy upgrade

Dude is talking about the 3DS like it’s a fossil when I skipped school to go to Walmart for the original DS launch.

Hey I actually used your last video to buy myself a New3DSXl so. Good job?

The jokes made me sub.😂 This dude needs more subscribers!

Everyone hated the 2ds but I truly thought it was a nice change. The durability alone was amazing, I went through many original ds and I think 2 3ds, im horrible clumsy and the larger surface was great and I honestly don't think I could break mine of I tried

LMAO 😂😂😂 THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME! THANKS FOR TAKING YOUR TIME ❤

12:50 Also to that segment, it was technically the more available model at the time too, retail wise anyways, sort of was weird how limited Nintendo made the non-XL version of the "New" 3DS for some who didn't want the bigger size, but eh, now they'll all be tougher to find lol (oh and I guess it should be mentioned, you'd want to go with any of the "New" 3DS/2DS models because they had games you could only play on those too, so tbh, makes no sense to go with the standard less powerful ones since you also won't get to play some games)

the cartridge slot was definitely moved to the bottom was so your "friend" wouldnt take out the game cartridge while you were saving

I had a 3DS XL (ACNH edition) but never got on with it the top screen always looked greacy, the 3d was very finicky and all round i didn't have agreat experience with it but tolerated it for a handful of great games, I recently bit the bulletand got a New 3DS XL (ACHHD edition) and Its amazing, much better quality top screen & actually good 3d the only thing i miss is the stylus placement, I find myself picking up the N3DSXL over my Switch

The return of the King

i personally love my new 2ds xl but, yeah, they're going for A LOT now. i got mine (the same pikachu edition one in the video) used and with some defects, and it was still a lot more pricey than a regular 2ds

thank you for validating my late night purchase of a 3ds xl that I did out of fear and pettyness (someone else had it in their cart)

that intro is sick

That is the best intro I have ever seen...

New 3DS XL is the most comfortable IMO and also the better looking. And it’s even greater if you can get a top IPS screen model

always remember that the Xl models dosent have bigger screen only but BIGGER battery life

16:17 am I the only one obsessed with that flip like I've replayed it six times

I bought the black and blue Pokémon Y 2DS bundle back in 2013 still works great i found it in a draw few days ago I've been replaying Pokemon Y :D it's a very comfortable system

The XL numeral pun was good, I respect it

The 3D in a few years might be cool to show off to people depending on if we have more of it or holograms or not. If not then this goes down as a damn interesting game console.

Easy, N3DSXL.

I wanted to transfer data from my broken 2ds to a new handheld. In the end I got the 3ds xl, because I could easily transfer all the data, and I also just really loved the design. I didn't really care about the snes games on the "New" handhelds because at that point the eshop was already closed. So, I chose the 3ds XL

And when the world needed him the most he returned

do you have a custom n3ds xl? I have never seen that color scheme before and tbh I quite like it.

New 3DS systems with homebrew are so nice because you can run programs faster. I'm able to completely remove lag on some 3DS games and it just makes things like Fantasy Life so much smoother

funny how i just ordered a new 3ds on eBay and this video popped up. the new 3ds has and remained my dream tech item since i was ten. i got my first 2ds after i turned 13 and then bought my friend's new 2ds xl off of her three years ago for like $50. i play my last playthroughs of all the 3DS era Pokémon games on the new system and then infrared trade them to my existing US model to go into Bank and then to Home. got plain face plates with it and i'm gonna commission my artist friend to do some art on them. hopefully i get more videos for them on my recommended.